Finding New Paddles

Adam Pucek May 17, 2012
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Day sixteen – Billy and I missed our alarm that morning and slept in until seven.  We woke to the sound of the gas attendant pumping fuel for his first client of the day.  We quickly packed up the tent, …

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Paddling for our Lives

Adam Pucek May 16, 2012
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Day fifteen.  We were at least a quarter of the way – by days anyways – down the Amazon River.  Both Billy and I were feeling refreshed after a night camping in a clearing, and we had a good early …

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Beer Never Tasted So Good

Adam Pucek May 15, 2012
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We had a bit of a slow start on day fourteen.  I went to go get our canoe which was a bit downriver, and it was gone!  I immediately assumed the worst – someone had stolen it.  I walked back …

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Haha…I would be delighted to go with you on the Bowron Lake circuit. :)... more
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I’m reading all the techincal bits in preparation for when Sarah and I... more
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How to Deal With Dangerous Men? Get Them Drunk!

Adam Pucek May 14, 2012
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Day thirteen on the Amazon River rolled in with a gorgeous sunrise, all reds and oranges.  In Canada, we have a rhyme, “Red sky in morning, sailor take warning!”  Generally it means bad weather is on the way.  Not so …

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Taking On A River Snake

Adam Pucek May 13, 2012
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After two days of no rain, the weather on day twelve turned for the worse.  We had to navigate through two storms, and by navigate, I mean hide in the trees with a rope tied to a tree, and me …

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Where would we stow the cow?

Adam Pucek May 12, 2012
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Day eleven.  Both Billy and I slept decent the previous night, despite me waking Billy a couple of times with my nightmares.  I was seriously thinking of not taking the Malaria pills anymore.  I was starting to feel like I …

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Playing in Whirlpools

Adam Pucek April 23, 2012
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After a fantastic evening and sleep in an actual bed – although no mattress, just frame – on day ten on the Amazon, Billy and I were raring to go.  The sky was just starting to get light at 6AM …

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Monkey, anyone?

Adam Pucek April 22, 2012
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By day nine, Billy and I were super exhausted.  It was starting to look like our biggest challenge was getting a good night sleep!  Once again, since we were sleeping in the canoe, at first light we paddled out into …

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“Sleeping” in a Canoe = Not Fun

Adam Pucek April 21, 2012
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Billy and I started out our eighth Day on the Amazon as soon as it started to brighten in the morning.  We weren’t sleeping anyways, and we were desperate to get away from the jungle and the mosquitoes.  We didn’t …

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The Triple Frontier – Into Brazil

Adam Pucek April 19, 2012
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Day seven was a big day on the Amazon River for Billy and me.  It was to be the day we passed through the tri-border region of Peru, Colombia, and Brazil.  While it looked to be easy for me since …

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